Danse Macabre with Wythe

​This is an RPGFest event; we'll be playing an in-person tabletop roleplaying game with a small group. The game will be hosted in Western Queens. Come prepared to roleplay!

​In the twilight of the 14th century, death is no longer final: those who die are miraculously and terribly revived, each time with new maleficia—mutations of the spirit and the flesh.

You are a Pilgrim, that is, a convicted criminal. The gray eminences who advise the young King of France (the so-called "Mad King") are sending a party down into the old Roman mines below the swampy, densely populated capital to search out ruins charged with quintessence—the invisible, ultimately limited resource that restores the order of death.

The greatest store of quintessence are the ancient sewers, baths, and guildhalls that are now "haunted" (or so the rumors hold) by the Lady Melusine, who is as regal and cultured as she is hungry…

This is a playtest of the newest Grit System game from the Stillfleet Studio. You don't need any knowledge of the system or medieval history to enjoy this historical–apocalypse game. Pregens will be supplied (you can change names/vibes), and we'll roll up your mutations day-of.

Join this session if you like: mutants, history, horror, OSR-adjacent (high-lethality) combat, satirizing these things, trying new "rules-bright" (easy to learn/story-focused) games.

Free quickstart: https://stillfleet.itch.io/danse-macabre-prima-mors

​​Please join the Band of Noobs discord to get the latest updates about the game: https://discord.gg/5ukVXBPYe9